this diagram of snake anatomy is making me lol. you may say those are different body regions, but to me that's all Tube. phys.org/news/2026-08...
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Chemist/Physicist/Materials Scientist near Chicago. Researching new ways to measure scent, understand cognition of taste and smell, measure the quality of air and food and add olfaction to robotic systems. Additive manufacturing + mass spec expertise.
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com. Inspired by recent news about the SpudCell. NS subscribers can read about it here: www.newscientist.com/article/2532...
You should probably stop sharing personal information with AI chatbots. By @regret.bsky.social:
Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results
The screwup shows how tricky it can be to stop web crawlers from making ostensibly private conversations with AI chatbots entirely too public.
wired.com
Loving a work of art, being disappointed in it, and understanding it are all necessary stages of the same process, and one of the pitfalls of social media seems to be the loss of this truth.
I'm seeing generative junk like this more often on LinkedIn. Nobody criticizes. It even gets likes and comments praising it. Propagating ignorance, how sad.
I was looking up world maps shaded for various things, and started to wonder if LLM gen is causing a resurgence in the mercator projection.
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The air children breathe could be harming their metabolism
New research has linked childhood exposure to air pollution linked to higher metabolic syndrome risk, a measure of how many early warning signs the body is showing for future heart disease and diabete...
airqualitynews.com
Democrats in Congress are pushing back against a proposed Trump administration rule that would substantially change the way federal grants are reviewed and distributed. Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper of Colorado signed a letter to oppose the rule. By @ameliatwyman.bsky.social
Trump proposal will turn federal grants into a system of political favors, Democrats warn | Colorado Newsline
Democrats in Congress are pushing back against a proposed Trump administration rule that would politicize federal grants.
coloradonewsline.com
I can't possibly do the story justice in a Twitter thread, so please read it on @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... 13/13
Access to potential long COVID drugs dwindles as trials falter
Two sets of studies for COVID-driven conditions show the struggles of drug development
cen.acs.org
The anatomy of an AI-supported academic article is becoming more apparent. I desk reviewed ~70 manuscripts this week for our journal. Reckon 20ish had significant AI assistance. On top of hundreds of others recently I'm starting to see patterns. Are other editors are seeing the same or similar? 1/
There are so many cool missions, I'd forgotten JWST was launched from Guiana Space Center.
James Webb 🔴 Gallery@webb-telescope.bsky.social · 3w agoESA/Webb (@esa.int) images (May 14, 2022) Ariane 5 rolls out with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, set to explore cosmic history from our solar system to the distant galaxies. esawebb.org/images/ariane_5_rollout_with_jwst_c/
Good article for the scientist -> entrepreneur track. I find SWOT analyses are often misunderstood by our kind.
Jason Cohen@asmartbear.com · 3w agoTo improve, you often think: “Which weakness should I work on?" Often, more effective is: "Which natural strength should I lean into even more?" The three kinds of leverage that anchor effective strategies (
Battlefield Earth is my answer, and is objectively much worse than many of the answers in that thread.
Defector@defector.com · 3w agoWhat's the worst movie you've ever watched in a theater? defector.com/whats-the-wo...
Plot of my home monitor indoor air PM2.5 levels for the last week. The earlier spike is from when I skillet fried some zucchini. Outdoor level is 493 now.
Crali Tullio : Return from Space, 1969 Oil on canvas | 100 x 80 cm Private collection
Currently I'm leaving work to go home at night* for 3 months/year. Judging by traffic there are many others like me. If this law passes, we'll go home at night 0 months/year. *night = after nautical twilight
Neat www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Detection of a four-carbon sugar in interstellar space - Nature Astronomy
A monosaccharide sugar has been detected in an interstellar cloud: the chiral ketose erythrulose. Observations and chemical modelling show that it forms efficiently on dust grains, supporting an inter...
nature.com
Went to a class with my wife at @lspotterystudio-lc.bsky.social on Saturday, it was pretty fun! Recommended.
Make sure to oppose the proposed changes to the OMB proposal TODAY. The ID for the proposed rule is: OMB-2026-0034-23120 Making a public comment is easy. You can make a public comment at either of the two links below: www.regulations.gov/docket/OMB-2... www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 3w ago🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/cY8HD
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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 3w ago🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 1 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/eoQwY
Jurassic Park and bonkers stuff like Event Horizon or Until the End of the World all had prime Sam Neill moments. My favorite are in this unpretentious comedy though:
#caturday This is our other cat Penny. She is more aloof and judgmental than π. Her favorite thing besides food is jumping into this basket so she can be vigorously petted while getting soothingly scruffed on all sides by the wicker.
The endeavor to rescue NASA’s Swift satellite is the first mission of its kind.
Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift
It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA's Swift observatory.
arstechnica.com
Surely healthy projections.
Jesse Felder@jessefelder.com · 4w ago‘Raymond James’ Brian Gesuale initiated coverage of SpaceX with a strong buy rating and a price target that would give it a market valuation of $10.5 trillion. Gesuale sees the company’s $19 billion in revenues soaring to $5.2 trillion by 2035 driven by AI.‘ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
